Merry Christmas everyone!
I'm a newbie to this forum and to owning a Pellet Stove.
I acquired a used US 6039 from some friends that purchased a newer/larger model.
I tore the girl down, sanded and spray painted with high temp Rustoleum paint, I did as complete a cleaning as I could, replaced the Drive Motor, outer gasket to the Exhaust Fan and replaced the Door Gasket prior to lighting her up for the first time.
US Stove told me that 1/2" was the correct size of gasket to use and they were out of gaskets. So I went to TSC and bought/used the 1/2" Rutland Graphic-Glas kit. After installing/curing the door gasket I had a good seal. I used a sheet of paper test method. I did feel resistance for the entire door when I tried to pull out the paper in increments.
The first few days, my flame was what I think good and it went straight up in the fire box. Then all of a sudden the flame was being pushed to the firebrick and burning like a furnace flame. White at the bottom and just at the tip top it was yellow.
Also I was using 80# of pellets in just under 24 hours on a HR-4. Which I have spent many hours trying to remedy.
So I shut her down, cleaned the firebox and retested the door gasket. I found part of my problem. The gasket has lost it's seal in several places. The gasket is fully adhered everywhere in the troft. Meaning that I do not have a bad installation.
So I'm thinking I must have used an inferior door gasket?
Can anyone tell me if I should move up in size to maybe a 5/8" gasket or larger? Any recommendations on a GOOD gasket manufacturer?
Also one of the fingers on the agitator broke off so now I'm needing a new agitator. US Stove has them for just under $60 + the $18 shipping charge.
I did a Google search, Amazon search and Ebay search trying to find better pricing and shipping charges with no luck. Can anyone tell me if there is another place to purchase a agitator?
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I'm a newbie to this forum and to owning a Pellet Stove.
I acquired a used US 6039 from some friends that purchased a newer/larger model.
I tore the girl down, sanded and spray painted with high temp Rustoleum paint, I did as complete a cleaning as I could, replaced the Drive Motor, outer gasket to the Exhaust Fan and replaced the Door Gasket prior to lighting her up for the first time.
US Stove told me that 1/2" was the correct size of gasket to use and they were out of gaskets. So I went to TSC and bought/used the 1/2" Rutland Graphic-Glas kit. After installing/curing the door gasket I had a good seal. I used a sheet of paper test method. I did feel resistance for the entire door when I tried to pull out the paper in increments.
The first few days, my flame was what I think good and it went straight up in the fire box. Then all of a sudden the flame was being pushed to the firebrick and burning like a furnace flame. White at the bottom and just at the tip top it was yellow.
Also I was using 80# of pellets in just under 24 hours on a HR-4. Which I have spent many hours trying to remedy.
So I shut her down, cleaned the firebox and retested the door gasket. I found part of my problem. The gasket has lost it's seal in several places. The gasket is fully adhered everywhere in the troft. Meaning that I do not have a bad installation.
So I'm thinking I must have used an inferior door gasket?
Can anyone tell me if I should move up in size to maybe a 5/8" gasket or larger? Any recommendations on a GOOD gasket manufacturer?
Also one of the fingers on the agitator broke off so now I'm needing a new agitator. US Stove has them for just under $60 + the $18 shipping charge.
I did a Google search, Amazon search and Ebay search trying to find better pricing and shipping charges with no luck. Can anyone tell me if there is another place to purchase a agitator?
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!